Of further note, please keep Tommie Joiner in your prayers next week for successful surgery and rapid recovery. During his absence, you may see some Bo Lumpkins items on my blog until he is back. We have signed a reciprocity agreement. Since he is from Mississippi and I am from Minnesota we may need someone from Hannibal, MO, about halfway between, to act as an interpreter.
Hardwood Manufacturers Association Update:
Max Plank, president of Ogee Millwork provided the press with the shape of the business with charts of sales growth ringed around the room.
The capital investment table saw some improvement for the coming year with real teeth in the return on investments. But Max said with the adverse publicity CitiGroup recently had, that the order for the company planer (a Beechcraft) had been cancelled.
VP of Sales, Jesse Elms promised to branch out into new markets. He feels the teak out orders are increasing and hopes to lure some new customers during the basswood season.
Director of Operations, Harry Cherry, likened the new rough cut saw mill to a butcher shop where you try to get the best cuts up front and then find markets for the rest right down to the finger joints. He also said a new rest room is planned for the butt joint gluing area.
Vern Eyre gave a status report on the door jamb department.
Cy Lowe said the storage and disposal of the sawdust and the wood chip byproducts has kindled new interest in the local markets (of interest to members according to Chip Bored).
The finishing operations, after the shellacking they have taken, may require down sizing according to Terp Entine.
The safety director, Splint Eastwood, stressed the need for careful operation in the pine area because of knots landing near the employees working there.
Annie Oak Leaf said that recent problems with warp are causing them to kiln the rocking boards (after they have a few boiler makers in to review the problem)
Sonny Beech noted that the remodeling of the boardroom was being mulled over.
In the bannister department, Roger was showing off the sub 4 minute pile from the new high speed molding machine.
Director of marketing, Burl W. Alnut hopes to get the website blog rolling in one fell swoop.
While wood companies are petrified by the decline in housing sales, Ogee hopes its reshaping of the market will be its crowning achievement.
On a serious note, I worked for an ethical, high quality, woodworking company before retiring. I am attaching the url for their website-if you would like to see beautiful wood shapes and applications.
http://www.ferche.com/
That was a plum assignment and you certainly did a peachy job of it. I knew you had the timber to do it.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding, you did an awesome job.
Bo
Wood you please stop branching off into new things? Leaf the bad jokes alone for a while. While I know you are acorny writer, I'm beginning to think you are nuts. I was pining for some good humor, but instead I find this. Could you go back to rooting around for words to pulp? I know you are always searching for evergreener pastures, but a dogwood find this material unworthy of lifting a leg on.
ReplyDeleteI won't axe you again. I know you are my alder, and I know the computer crash a few weeks ago left you in a larch, but you might find this material makes you unpoplar. Spruce up your work!
Your son.